Residents of West Ruimveldt have welcomed a significant upgrade to their local community infrastructure following the official handover of the Gill House Square recreational space. The project, valued at approximately G$13 million, was spearheaded by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport to provide a modern, safe environment for both competitive and casual athletes in...

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Eleven-year-old Divya Persaud has further cemented her reputation as one of Guyana’s most exciting junior chess prospects by winning the Women’s Day Rapid Chess Tournament. Persaud, the reigning National U12 Girls Rapid Champion, finished the seven-round competition unbeaten, dropping just one point across two strategic draws to finish on a score of 6.0. The New...

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The wait is over! Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin are officially coming to Guyana, marking a highly anticipated expansion for Rihanna’s groundbreaking beauty empire. Beginning March 28th, 2026, Guyana will have access to the globally celebrated beauty brand exclusively at Glamour Beauty Movietowne Mall. “I am so excited to FINALLY bring Fenty Beauty, Skin and...

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Kaieteur News – Twenty-nine-year-old Herbert Hartman was chopped to death at his Tuschen New Scheme, East Bank Essequibo residence, following an argument with a fellow worker at a worksite in Tuschen. According to the police, the deceased and the suspect, a 23-year-old construction worker of Tuschen Housing Scheme, are known to each other. On Sunday, […]

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…women decry at oil forum (Kaieteur News) – An oil and gas forum held on Saturday in observance of International Women’s Day was marked by widespread complaints over the high cost of living, with participants expressing little optimism that the situation would ease for families at the lower end of the economic scale. The event themed […]

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(Reuters) – Iran on Monday named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed ​his father Ali Khamenei as Supreme Leader, signaling that hardliners remain firmly in charge in Tehran a week into its conflict the United States and Israel. Mojtaba, a mid-ranking cleric with influence inside Iran’s security forces and vast business networks under his father, had been […]

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